Călărași

Călărași is a town in , founded in 1848. Long ago, the word "călărași" meant "horsemen". The name of Călărași was inspired by a legend which tells that once, when Stephen III of Moldavia fought the Ottomans, he ordered a regiment of horsemen to stand guard.
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  • Type: Town with 16,100 residents
  • Description: city in Moldova
  • Also known as: Calarasi”, “Calarasi Sat”, “Călărasi-Targ”, “Călărasi-Târg”, “Călărași, Moldova”, “Kalaras”, “Kalarash”, “Kałarasz”, “Kelerashi-Tyrg”, “Tuzara”, “Tuzora”, and “קאַלאַראַש

Places of Interest

Highlights include Călăraşi railway station.

Railway station

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuzara and Nișcani.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Călărași.

Călărași

Latitude
47.25193° or 47° 15′ 7″ north
Longitude
28.3178° or 28° 19′ 4″ east
Population
16,100
Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)
United Nations Location Code
MD CAL
Open location code
8GVC7829+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262635287
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
618454
Wiki­data ID
Q1014367
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yiddish—“Călărași” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Կալարաշ
  • Armenian: Կելերաշի
  • Asturian: Călărași
  • Belarusian: Кэлэраш
  • Bulgarian: Кълъраш
  • Catalan: Călărași
  • Cebuano: Călăraşi (kapital sa distrito sa Moldabya)
  • Cebuano: Călărași
  • Chechen: Каларашин кӀошт (Молдова)
  • Chechen: Каларашин кӀошт
  • Chinese: 克勒拉希
  • Chinese: 卡拉拉什
  • Dutch: Călărași
  • Dutch: Kalarash
  • Esperanto: Călărași
  • Estonian: Călărași (Moldova)
  • Estonian: Călărași
  • Finnish: Călărași (Moldova)
  • Finnish: Călărași
  • French: Calarasi
  • French: Călărași
  • Georgian: კელერაში
  • German: Călărași
  • Hebrew: קאלארשי
  • Hebrew: קלראש
  • Hebrew: קלראשי
  • Hebrew: קלרש
  • Italian: Călărași
  • Japanese: カララシ
  • Korean: 컬러라시
  • Lithuanian: Kelerašis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Călărași i Moldova
  • Polish: Călăraşi
  • Polish: Călărași
  • Polish: Kałarasz
  • Portuguese: Călăraşi
  • Portuguese: Călărași
  • Romanian: Călărasi-Târg
  • Romanian: Călăraşi-Tîrg
  • Romanian: Călărași-Tîrg
  • Romanian: Călăraşi, Moldova
  • Romanian: Călărași, Moldova
  • Romanian: Călăraşi
  • Romanian: Călărași
  • Romanian: Кэлэрашь
  • Russian: Калараш
  • Serbian: Калараш
  • Serbian: Калараши
  • Spanish: Călăraşi
  • Spanish: Călărași
  • Swedish: Călăraşi (distriktshuvudort i Moldavien)
  • Swedish: Călărași, Moldavien
  • Swedish: Călărași
  • Tatar: Кылыраши (Молдова)
  • Tatar: Кылыраши
  • Thai: เกอเลอรัช
  • Ukrainian: Калараш
  • Ukrainian: Келераш
  • Upper Sorbian: Călărași
  • Upper Sorbian: Kalaraši
  • Urdu: کالاراشی، مالدووا
  • Welsh: Călărași
  • Yiddish: קאַלאַראַש
  • Călărași

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